2007 Nextel Cup Series Schedule
- ESPN Sets Nextel Cup Schedule Times: Nextel Cup Series racing will return to ESPN for the first time in six years with the network’s coverage of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Sunday, July 29, from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ESPN and ESPN on ABC will have live coverage of the final 17 races of the 2007 season, including all 10 races in the “Chase for the Nextel Cup” by ESPN on ABC, the first time that all Chase races will be on the same network. ESPN’s full schedule for the 2007 Nextel Cup Series season will include telecasts of practice and qualifying from 13 races, the season-ending banquet and season preview and review specials. There will also be a dedicated pre-race program for each race telecast called Nextel Cup Series Countdown. And, for the first time in televised motorsports, all will be produced totally in High Definition. ESPN’s return to NASCAR will begin with live coverage of the NASCAR Busch Series season opener from Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 17. ESPN2 will be the home of the NASCAR Busch Series all season, with six select races televised by ESPN on ABC. “The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard has always been a marquee event on the Nextel Cup schedule and we cannot wait to provide our flag-to-flag coverage from such an historic race track,” said John Wildhack, ESPN senior vice president, programming. “We will dedicate unprecedented multimedia resources to the sport beginning with the season-opening NASCAR Busch Series race at Daytona, continuing with our opening NEXTEL Cup race at Indianapolis on ESPN, and until the season champions are crowned.”(ESPN PR)(2-8-2007)
- NASCAR Nextel Cup Series 2007 Schedule Announced: The 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series schedule was announced today [8/24], a 36-race slate starting with the 49th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 18 at Daytona International Speedway. On Sunday, Nov. 18, Homestead-Miami Speedway will again host the season finale.
Other key dates:
On Sunday, July 1, New Hampshire International Speedway will host the first event in the “Race to the Chase,” the 10-race prelude to the “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup.”
On Sunday, July 29, the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will be held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
On the evening of Saturday, Sept. 8, Richmond International Raceway will be the final event in the “Race to the Chase.”
The week after Richmond, on Sunday, Sept. 16, New Hampshire again will have the kick-off event in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, which covers the season’s last 10 races and determines the series champion.
In addition to the 36-race regular schedule, the series’ two traditional “non-points” events are again slated, both for Saturday nights. The 29th annual Budweiser Shootout at Daytona will be held on Feb. 10, while the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge is set for May 19 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.
There are no changes from the 2006 schedule, in terms of sites. There are, however, several adjustments to the schedule’s order.
In July, the schedule will go from New Hampshire (July 1), to Daytona (July 7) and then Chicagoland Speedway (July 15). Previously, the order was Daytona-Chicago-New Hampshire. Also, Indianapolis’ event will close out July (July 29), followed the next week (Aug. 5) by Pocono Raceway. Previously, Pocono preceded Indianapolis. Those two races will follow the season’s final open week. (The 2007 schedule follows on a subsequent page. Starting times and television information will be announced at a later date.)2007 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES SCHEDULE
Date Site
Feb 10 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona – Daytona International Speedway*
Feb 18 Daytona International Speedway
Feb 25 California Speedway
Mar 11 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar 18 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar 25 Bristol Motor Speedway
Apr 1 Martinsville Speedway
Apr 15 Texas Motor Speedway
Apr 21 Phoenix International Raceway
Apr 29 Talladega Superspeedway
May 5 Richmond International Raceway
May 12 Darlington Raceway
May 19 NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge – Lowe’s Motor Speedway*
May 27 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Jun 3 Dover International Speedway
Jun 10 Pocono Raceway
Jun 17 Michigan International Speedway
Jun 24 Infineon Raceway
Jul 1 New Hampshire International Speedway
Jul 7 Daytona International Speedway
Jul 15 Chicagoland Speedway
Jul 29 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug 5 Pocono Raceway
Aug 12 Watkins Glen International
Aug 19 Michigan International Speedway
Aug 25 Bristol Motor Speedway
Sep 2 California Speedway
Sep 8 Richmond International Raceway
Sep 16 New Hampshire International Speedway
Sep 23 Dover International Speedway
Sep 30 Kansas Speedway
Oct 7 Talladega Superspeedway
Oct 13 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Oct 21 Martinsville Speedway
Oct 28 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nov 4 Texas Motor Speedway
Nov 11 Phoenix International Raceway
Nov 18 Homestead-Miami Speedway
*Non-championship points events Tentative-Subject to Change.(NASCAR PR)(8-24-2006)UNOFFICIAL – but info compiled from Track sites/renewels THEN confirmed when NASCAR released scehd on 8/24/2006 and added times, title sponsors and more info as things progress
- Compilied by track sites, announcements or ticket renewel notices
- Car of Tomorrow Implementation Schedule for 2007 [16 races]:
Bristol [2 races]
Martinsville [2]
Phoenix [2]
Richmond [2]
Dover [2]
New Hampshire [2]
Darlington
Infineon Raceway
Watkins Glen
Talladega [fall 2007]
NOTED Below by a red COT
more info on my COT page2007 TV:
- Beginning in 2007, each NASCAR season will be launched on FOX with the telecast of the Daytona 500. FOX will also carry NASCAR “Speedweeks” events including the Budweiser Shootout and Daytona Pole Qualifying. FOX will also broadcast the 12 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races following the Daytona 500.
TNT will broadcast six consecutive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races (races 14 through 19).
The final 17 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series points races will be broadcast on ABC or ESPN. The final 10 races, the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, will be broadcast on ABC. The NASCAR Busch Series will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN or ESPN 2, with no less than four events on ABC.
SPEED will be home to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with the exception of two events, which will be broadcast by FOX.
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series qualifying practice and “happy hours” will be broadcast on a combination of SPEED Channel, ESPN and ESPN2.SPEED will broadcast the Gatorade Duels held each year during “Speedweeks” to determine part of the Daytona 500 starting order.
SPEED will also broadcast the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series All-Star Challenge and its companion all-star event, the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Pit Crew Challenge.(12-7-2005)
CLICK on the track location to go to that track’s past news and links page.
CLICK on the race name to go to the ‘next race’ page for each race(when available).
The ‘next race’ pages are added the week or so before the race
and cover the weekend schedule, TV, Qualifying, news etc
All times Eastern and are PM unless noted and are RACE START TIMES
NOT when coverage begins for the pre-race.
All times are tenative and could change
| Race# | Date | Location (click track for info) |
Race (click name for race info if available) 2006 Winner |
Laps | Track Size Miles |
Race Length Miles |
TV Radio |
Race Start TV Start Time |
Qualifying Time/TV |
Happy Hour Final Prac Time/TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | 2/10 Sat |
Daytona, FL | Budweiser Shootout* 2007: #20-Tony Stewart |
70 | 2.5 | 175 | Fox MRN |
8:30 8:00 |
2/8 8:00 draw SC |
2/9 6:30 SC |
| * | 2/15 Thur |
Daytona, FL | Gatorade Duels* 2007: 1) #20-Tony Stewart 2) #24-Jeff Gordon |
60 | 2.5 | 150 | SPEED MRN |
2:10 2:00 |
2/11 2:10 FOX |
2/14 2:05 SPEED |
| 1 | 2/18 Sun |
Daytona, FL | Daytona 500 2007: #29-Kevin Harvick |
200 | 2.5 | 500 | FOX MRN |
3:15 2:00 |
2/11 2:10 FOX |
2/17 10:35am SPEED |
| 2 | 2/25 Sun |
Fontana, CA | Auto Club 500 2007: #17-Matt Kenseth |
250 | 2.0 | 500 | Fox MRN |
3:30 3:00 |
2/23 6:00 SPEED |
2/14 5:00 SPEED |
| 3/4 Sun |
OFF | off weekend | ||||||||
| 3 | 3/11 | Las Vegas, NV | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson |
267 | 1.5 | 400.5 | Fox PRN |
4:40 4:00 |
3/9 6:00 SPEED |
3/10 1:20 SPEED (t) 5:30 |
| 4 | 3/18 Sun |
Hampton, GA | Kobalt Tools 500 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson(2) |
325 | 1.54 | 500.5 | Fox PRN |
2:00 1:30 |
3/16 7:00 SPEED |
3/17 1:00 SPEED |
| 5 | 3/25 Sun |
Bristol, TN COT |
Food City 500 2007: #5-Kyle Busch (Last race to use 2006 Owners Points) |
500 | 0.533 | 266.5 | Fox PRN |
2:10 1:30 |
3/23 3:30 SPEED |
3/24 12:30 SPEED |
| 6 | 4/1 Sun |
Martinsville, VA COT |
Goody’s Cool Orange 500 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson(3) (2007 Owners Points in effect) |
500 | 0.526 | 263 | Fox MRN |
2:00 1:30 |
3/30 3:45 SPEED |
3/31 12:50 SPEED |
| 4/8 | Easter – OFF | Easter Bunny 500 | ||||||||
| Race# | Date | Location (click track for info) |
Race (click name for race info if available) 2007 Winner |
Laps | Track Size Miles |
Race Length Miles |
TV Radio |
Race Start TV Start Time |
Qualifying Time/TV |
Happy Hour Final Prac Time/TV |
| 7 | 4/15 Sun |
Fort Worth, TX | Samsung 500 2007: #31-Jeff Burton |
334 | 1.5 | 500.5 | Fox PRN |
2:00 1:30 |
4/13 4:10 SPEED |
4/14 1:00 SPEED |
| 8 | 4/21 Sat night |
Phoenix, AZ COT |
Subway Fresh Fit 500 2007: #24-Jeff Gordon |
312 | 1.00 | 312 | Fox MRN |
8:30 8:00 |
4/19 8:00 SPEED |
4/20 8:00 SPEED |
| 9 | 4/29 Sun |
Talladega, AL | Aaron’s 499 2007: #24-Jeff Gordon(2) |
188 | 2.66 | 500.08 | Fox MRN |
2:10 1:30 |
4/29 11:00a SPEED (impound) |
4/28 4:00 SPEED |
| 10 | 5/5 Sat Night |
Richmond, VA COT |
Crown Royal presents the Jim Stewart 400 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson(4) |
400 | 0.75 | 300 | Fox MRN |
7:30 7:00 |
5/4 6:00 SPEED (impound) |
5/4 11:15a SPEED |
| 11 | 5/12 Sat Night |
Darlington, SC Mother’s Day Weekend COT |
Dodge Avenger 500 2007: #24-Jeff Gordon(3) |
367 | 1.366 | 501.3 | Fox MRN |
6:55 6:30 |
5/11 3:10 SPEED |
5/11 6:30 SPEED |
| * | 5/19 Sat Night |
Lowe’s Motor Speedway | Nextel Open* 2007: #1-Martin Truex Jr. |
30 20/10 |
1.5 | 45 | Speed MRN |
7:40 7:00 |
5/18 6:00 SPEED |
5/18 1:00 SPEED |
| * | 5/19 Sat Night |
Lowe’s Motor Speedway | Nextel All-Star Challenge* 2007: #29-Kevin Harvick |
90 40/30/20 |
1.5 | 135 | Speed MRN |
~9:00 7:00 |
5/18 6:00 SPEED |
5/18 2:30 SPEED |
| 12 | 5/27 Sun night |
Lowe’s Motor Speedway | Coca-Cola 600 2007: #25-Casey Mears |
400 | 1.5 | 600 | Fox PRN |
5:40 5:00 |
5/24 7:10 SPEED |
5/26 6:20 SPEED |
| 13 | 6/3 Sun |
Dover, DE COT |
Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa 2007: #1-Martin Truex Jr. |
400 | 1.0 | 400 | Fox/FX MRN |
1:30 1:00 |
6/1 3:15 SPEED |
6/2 1:20 SPEED |
| 14 | 6/10 Sun |
Pocono, PA |
Pocono 500 2007: #24-Jeff Gordon(4) |
200 | 2.5 | 500 | TNT MRN |
2:10 12:30 |
6/8 3:40 SPEED |
6/9 11:20 5:30(t) SPEED |
| Race# | Date | Location (click track for info) |
Race (click name for race info if available) 2007 Winner |
Laps | Track Size Miles |
Race Length Miles |
TV Radio |
Race Start TV Start Time |
Qualifying Time/TV |
Happy Hour Final Prac Time/TV |
| 15 | 6/17 Sun |
Brooklyn, MI | Citizens Bank 400 2007: #99-Carl Edwards |
200 | 2.0 | 400 | TNT MRN |
2:00 12:30 |
6/15 3:40 SPEED |
6/16 1:20 7:00(t) SPEED |
| 16 | 6/24 Sun |
Sonoma, CA COT |
Toyota/Save Mart 350 2007: #42-Juan Pablo Montoya |
110 | 1.99 | 224 | TNT PRN |
5:00 3:30 |
6/22 7:10 SPEED |
6/23 3:00 SPEED |
| 17 | 7/1 Sun |
Loudon, NH COT |
Lenox Industrial Tools 300 2007: #11-Denny Hamlin |
300 | 1.058 | 317.4 | TNT MRN |
2:10 | 6/29 3:10 SPEED |
6/30 11:30 SPEED |
| 18 | 7/7 Sat Night |
Daytona, FL |
Pepsi 400 2007: #26-Jamie McMurray |
160 | 2.5 | 400 | TNT MRN |
7:55 7:00 |
7/6 4:00 SPEED (impound) |
7/5 6:30 SPEED |
| 19 | 7/15 Sun |
Joliet, IL | USG Sheetrock 400 2007: #20-Tony Stewart |
267 | 1.5 | 400.5 | TNT MRN |
3:55 3:00 |
7/13 4:10 SPEED |
7/14 1:00 SPEED |
| 7/22 | OFF | off weekend last one |
||||||||
| 20 | 7/29 Sun |
Indianapolis, IN | Allstate 400 2007: #20-Tony Stewart(2) |
160 | 2.5 | 400 | ESPN IMS |
2:00 1:00 |
7/28 10:00am ESPN2 |
7/28 3:30 ESPN2 |
| 21 | 8/5 Sun |
Pocono, PA | Pennsylvania 500 2007: #2-Kurt Busch |
200 | 2.5 | 500 | ESPN MRN |
2:05 1:00 |
8/3 3:30 ESPN2 |
8/4 11:00am ESPN2 |
| 22 | 8/12 Sun |
Watkins Glen, NY COT |
Centurion Boats at The Glen 2007: #20-Tony Stewart(3) |
90 | 2.45 | 220.5 | ESPN MRN |
2:00 | 8/10 3:00 ESPN2 |
8/11 2:00 ESPN2 |
| 23 | 8/19 Sun |
Brooklyn, MI | 3M Performance 400 2007: #2-Kurt Busch(2) |
200 | 2.0 | 400 | ESPN MRN |
2:00 1:00 |
8/17 3:00 SPEED |
8/18 10:00a SPEED |
| 24 | 8/25 Sat Night |
Bristol, TN COT |
Sharpie 500 2007: #99-Carl Edwards(2) |
500 | 0.533 | 266.5 | ESPN PRN |
8:00 7:00 |
8/24 3:20 SPEED |
8/24 6:15 SPEED |
| 25 | 9/2 Sun Night |
Fontana, CA | Sharp Aquos 500 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson(5) |
250 | 2 | 500 | ESPN MRN |
8:05 7:00 |
8/31 6:00 SPEED |
9/1 8:00 SPEED |
| 26 | 9/8 Sat Night |
Richmond, VA COT |
Chevy Monte Carlo 400 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson(6) |
400 | 0.75 | 300 | ABC MRN |
7:40 7:00 |
9/7 6:00 ESPN2 (impound) |
9/7 11:00a ESPN2 |
| Race# | Date | Location (click track for info) |
Race (click name for race info if available) 2006 Winner |
Laps | Track Size Miles |
Race Length Miles |
TV Radio |
Race Start TV Start Time |
Qualifying Time/TV |
Happy Hour Final Prac Time/TV |
| 27 | 9/16 Sun |
Loudon, NH COT |
Sylvania 300 2007: #07-Clint Bowyer |
300 | 1.058 | 317.4 | ABC MRN |
2:00 1:00 |
9/14 3:10 ESPN2 |
9/15 11:30a ESPN2 (t) 7:00 |
| 28 | 9/23 Sun |
Dover, DE COT |
Dodge Dealers 400 2007: #99-Carl Edwards(3) |
400 | 1.30 1:00 |
400 | ABC MRN |
1:30 1:00 |
9/21 3:15 ESPN2 |
9/22 1:20 none |
| 29 | 9/30 Sun |
Kansas City, KS | LifeLock 400 2007: #16-Greg Biffle |
267 | 1.5 | 400.5 | ABC MRN |
2:10 1:00 |
9/28 4:00 ESPN2 |
9/29 1:50 ESPN2 (t) 6:30 |
| 30 | 10/7 Sun |
Talladega, AL COT |
UAW-Ford 500 2007: #24-Jeff Gordon (5) |
188 | 2.66 | 500.08 | ABC MRN |
2:00 1:00 |
10/6 12:15 SPEED (t) 1:00 (impound) |
10/5 3:45 SPEED |
| 31 | 10/13 Sat Night |
Charlotte, NC | Bank of America 500 2007: #24-Jeff Gordon (6) |
334 | 1.5 | 501 | ABC PRN |
7:45 7:00 |
10/11 7:00 ESPN2 |
10/12 6:00 ESPN2 |
| 32 | 10/21 Sun |
Martinsville, VA COT |
Subway 500 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson (7) |
500 | 0.526 | 263 | ABC MRN |
1:30 1:00 |
10/19 3:30 ESPN2 |
10/20 10:00a ESPN2 |
| 33 | 10/28 Sun |
Hampton, GA | Pep Boys Auto 500 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson (8) |
325 | 1.54 | 500.5 | ABC PRN |
2:00 1:00 |
10/26 7:00 ESPN2 |
10/27 11:20a ESPN2 |
| 34 | 11/4 Sun |
Fort Worth, TX | Dickies 500 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson (9) |
334 | 1.5 | 500.5 | ABC PRN |
3:20 3:00 |
11/2 4:30 ESPN2 |
11/3 1:50 ESPN2 (t) 6:00 |
| 35 | 11/11 Sun |
Phoenix, AZ COT |
Checker Auto Parts 500(k) 2007: #48-Jimmie Johnson (10) |
312 | 1.00 | 312 | ABC MRN |
3:35 3:00 |
11/9 6:00 ESPN2 |
11/10 3:00 ESPN2 |
| 36 | 11/18 Sun |
Homestead, FL | Ford 400 2006: #16-Greg Biffle |
267 | 1.5 | 400 | ABC MRN |
3:45 3:00 |
11/16 3:00 ESPN2 |
11/17 3:00 ESPN2 |
| Race# | Date | Location (click track for info) |
Race (click name for race info if available) 2006 Winner |
Laps | Track Size Miles |
Race Length Miles |
TV Radio |
Race Start TV Start Time |
Qualifying Time/TV |
Happy Hour Final Prac Time/TV |
All times Eastern and are PM unless noted All times are scheduled RACE START TIMES; NOT when coverage begines for the pre-race.
UNOFFICIAL – but info compiled from Track sites/renewels THEN confirmed when NASCAR released scehd on 8/24/2006
*Non-Points Race
(t) = tape delayed
SC = SPEED
COT = Car of Tomorrow scheduled to run